The
Zeigerpointer (a German-English word-mix
tautology that we feel free to give birth to) is the
most penurious form of capitulation in the print media.
Various people, predominantly in local newspapers or
magazines of regional interest, are forced by photographers
armed with Zeiss-lenses to indicate occurrences. These
people have to point at things. With their bare hands!
They have to present occurrences that withdraw themselves
through their absence, through optical expiration or
simply the course of time. Like car wrecks that have
already been recovered, asylum seekers that have fled,
or burnt down buildings that were entirely consumed
by the fire. Occurrences that elude the media machinery
because of visual boredom or a state of simply-not-there-anymore.
Well, then let's give our readers a Zeigerpointer! The
Zeigerpointer shall zeigerpoint it out!